The COVID-19 pandemic has cost California's public and private insurers an estimated $2.4 billion dollars in testing and treatment—about six times the annual cost to treat seasonal influenza in the state, according to a ...
Jun 26, 2020
0
7
A preference by Indonesians to seek initial care for tuberculosis (TB) at private clinics rather than public facilities is resulting in diagnostic delays and escalated costs, says a new study.
Jun 22, 2020
0
0
A Duke Health analysis of treatments for patients with traumatic brain injuries shows that race, geographic region and payment status were significantly associated with the decision to withdraw life support.
Jun 18, 2020
0
0
(HealthDay)—Black patients are more likely to experience a longer delay from diagnosis to surgery versus white patients with melanoma, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Jun 5, 2020
0
2
When states require that insurers provide coverage of infertility treatments, 20% fewer mothers die during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after birth, according to a University of Michigan study.
Jun 3, 2020
0
1
Opioid overdose patients with private insurance are rarely connected to addiction treatment after visiting the emergency department, a new national study from the University of Pennsylvania has found.
May 29, 2020
0
1
Offering a government-sponsored health plan with publicly determined payment rates to people who buy their own insurance could lower the cost of premiums, but on its own it is unlikely to substantially increase the overall ...
May 28, 2020
0
0
Even before a novel virus swept around the world, Anna Davis Abel wore a mask to protect herself from getting sick.
May 1, 2020
0
1
The near-total shutdown of elective surgery across Australia will end soon, following National Cabinet consideration on Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2020
0
2
Researchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight in the potential of inflammation-controlling medications to reduce a patient's Alzheimer's disease risk.
Apr 17, 2020
0
137
